The commission is expected to resume sitting on Thursday
Jeff Wicks’s book The Shadow State is both an exposé and a tribute, ensuring that whistleblower Babita Deokaran’s warnings echo beyond her murder
Southern African countries’ constitutions might declare lofty ideals but the reality for journalists is often danger and censorship
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
This year, Donald Trump’s antipathy to the media has manifested into a more focused, deliberate assault on press freedom and procedures
To honour those who have fought, written and contributed before us, we need to preserve press freedom and independence
Critics have accused Maloyi of creating two power centres in the province, potentially weakening the ANC’s position in legislature
The public broadcaster has rejected the party’s demand that it not refer to the ruling coalition as a government of national unity as an attack on media freedom
If the biggest-ever media deal in Africa is successful, a French billionaire with a track record of buying media to promote far-right ideologies will have access to tens of millions of African homes
Tug of war over the extradition of WikiLeaks founder to the US enters final stages, with London’s high court set to make a final decision in September
Hong Kong has long served as a regional media hub, though it has tumbled down press freedom rankings in recent years as Beijing asserts greater control over the city.
Across Africa, 12 countries were keeping at least 75 journalists behind bars as of 1 December ― not counting those who were detained and released
While Kagame has won praise for bringing stability and economic growth to Rwanda, he has also come under fire for cracking down on political freedoms.
Reporters without Borders and others call on higher authorities to review prosecutor’s decision not to investigate the case
Abdallae Ahmed Mumin recalls being shot at and threatened in the line of duty. He escaped with his life, but not all his peers were so lucky.
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a negative effect on journalists’ health, working conditions and freedom to report. Now more than ever, media freedom needs to be upheld
Although self-censorship has long been a concern, Hong Kong has traditionally enjoyed a vibrant free press
The state of King Mswati’s health is just one of many contentious issues that cannot be reported on in eSwatini
A law used to harass and intimidate journalists has been repealed
Hopewell Chin’ono recently published a series of Facebook posts that outline alleged connections between President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s son and a company that was awarded tender to supply equipment to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Authoritarian leaders have often used natural disasters to tighten their grasp on power. We are seeing the same happen during the coronavirus crisis, in dictatorships and democracies alike
The former president’s stranglehold on the press made it very difficult for journalists to do their jobs
Fewer journalists have been killed since President Farmajoo came to power in 2017, but general freedom of expression has been sharply curtailed, as detailed in a new Amnesty International report
One of Mozambique’s most senior journalists escaped a kidnapping attempt in Maputo on New Year’s Eve. Matias Guente, the executive editor of Canal de Moçambique, was accosted in the afternoon of December 31 by three men while in the capital’s Alto Maé area, right behind the headquarters of the Mozambique Defence Armed Forces. The men […]
It’s official: Eritrea is the world’s most censored country. This is one journalist’s account of what it is like to work there
How Africa’s oldest news website got taken down by a spurious plagiarism complaint
CPJ has documented a deeply troubling erosion of press freedom in several member states, including attacks on journalists
In a surprising change in trends, citizens in many African countries increasingly support government restrictions of press freedom
Eight years after independence, South Sudan still struggles to address media challenges. Independent journalists continue to fear for their freedom
Six police descended on the corporation’s offices in Sydney armed with a warrant targeting three senior journalists and executives
‘Media ownership is becoming increasingly politicised, further undermining the independence of major broadcasters and titles’
South Africa has dropped three places in the Press Freedom Index